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Show DEATH OF WILLIAM JENNINGS. Ex-Mayor William Jennings passed quietly away to-day at about a quarter to 1 o'clock. He had been sick and confined con-fined to his bed for several weeks, and the enquiries after his health have come from all classes and all quarters, but for the past week or so small hopes had been entertained of his recovery. In his death the Territory loses one of its most prominent prom-inent and enterprising citizens. The name of William Jennings will ever be identified with the early history of Salt Lake City, and our city has produced no more public spirited man' than he was. He was one of the leading business men of the city and during a long and active career he had amassed a very considerable consider-able fortune. He was essentially a friend of the workingman and when times were tight and. business dull it was always his policy and pleasure to - undertake under-take some new enterprise requiring the expenditure of very considerable sums of money, thereby giving work to the unemployed unem-ployed and food to the hungry. No greater tribute can be paid to the memory mem-ory of a man than to say that he was truly the friend of the poor, and this may well be said of William Jennings. He was too well and favorably known in the community of which he was a leading citizen to require his merits and his virtues vir-tues to be set forth in print. In his death the city and Territory have lost a most estimable citizen, and all who knew -him will join us in extending to his bereaved family a heartfelt sympathy. |